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The Alexandria Museum of Art is featuring the exhibition, "Dorothea Lange's America," through Aug. 23.

The 30 black and white photographs depict Lange's personal documentation of Depression-era American life and post-WWII America, including the famous "Migrant Mother." Lange's work raised awareness and brought federal relief to struggling Americans.

Lange (1895-1965), born in Hoboken, New Jersey, contracted polio at the age of 7, ...